Building upon a winning competition entry, SWA is developing a master plan to transform a former Naval Air Station into a premier mixed-use district in southern Dallas. Tasked with crafting an implementable plan that achieves environmental sustainability, economic recovery, and social equity objectives, SWA is working to address the unique challenges of a former military site while leveraging landscape assets to create site-based master plan concepts. Some of SWA’s signature contributions include the 10-acre “Peninsula Park,” a green infrastructure network connecting 185 acres of open space, and an interpretive loop trail traversing preserved historical structures along a five-mile, multi-use path.
SWA is co-managing the project with McCann Adams Studio of Austin as prime, collaborating to test alternative scenarios, incorporate the expertise of stakeholders and technical advisors, and deliver the final master plan to the City Council in the summer of 2022.
Dongguan Delta City
The Dongguan District is located at Binhai Bay in China’s Pearl River Delta, strategically situated between Shenzhen’s airport and the city of Guangzhou. An international competition asked for ways to capitalize on the heavy flow of traffic between them while also addressing extreme environmental risks: the World Bank ranks the Pearl River Delta at the top of ...
SunCity Takatsuki
Located in a bedroom community midway between Osaka and Kyoto, this facility has both Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing levels of care. The landscape design, complementing the modernist architecture, is organic and fluid with meandering paths traversing various gardens on the south side of the building connecting feature terraces located at each end of the b...
Sonoma Center for Climate Action & Innovation
Home to rolling woodland hills, miles of coastline, and the birthplace of California’s modern wine industry, climate change’s impact on Sonoma County spans sea-level rise, wildfires, and droughts, to name a few. To guide the County, region, and beyond towards a more resilient future, the Center for Climate Action & Innovation (CCAI) is envisioned as a cent...
Kunming Eco-Communities
The concept for the Kunming Eco-Town is based on an understanding of the historical natural processes of the location. The masterplan restores balance in the landscape through sensitive development. In using a watershed planning approach to determine the most sensitive lands and subsequently, where development is appropriate, the issues of a healthy, functioni...